Just telling people “stay in school, don’t do drugs” and trying to sell them the American Dream doesn’t do enough to combat poverty. Talking points like the “3 Rules” diminish or even deny the fact that systemic flaws…
Instead of simply telling poor people to stop making bad decisions, we should work to solve the underlying problems which are causing them to make those decisions.
It’s not that simple. https://www.vox.com/2015/7/24/9027195/haskins-sawhill-norms-...
Just telling people “stay in school, don’t do drugs” and trying to sell them the American Dream doesn’t do enough to combat poverty. Talking points like the “3 Rules” diminish or even deny the fact that systemic flaws…
Instead of simply telling poor people to stop making bad decisions, we should work to solve the underlying problems which are causing them to make those decisions.
It’s not that simple. https://www.vox.com/2015/7/24/9027195/haskins-sawhill-norms-...